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There is also plans for a footpath to lead to the memorial from Grantham Road.

Magee, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force before the USA joined the Second World War so that he could help defend Britain.

He was posted to England where he qualified as a super marine spitfire pilot and was assigned to a squadron at RAF Digby.

He was killed on December 11, 1941.

The 19-year-old had taken off from Wellingore on a routine training flight but as he descended through thick cloud on the way back, his aircraft collided with another from RAF Cranwell.

Both planes crashed and both pilots were killed. Magee crashed to the east of Wellingore and his grave is in Scopwick.

The planning application states: "It is proposed to erect a memorial and associated landscaping within the site to commemorate the life of John Gillespie Magee Jr. who was the Canadian Royal Air Force pilot responsible for writing the famous poem High Flight.

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"The memorial will also enforce the importance of the local communities in supporting and contributing to the war effort and the important roles played nationally and internationally.

"His operational base was RAF Wellingore, a satellite airfield to RAF Digby, which is two kilometers from the proposed memorial location and was billeted on Hall Street in Wellingore."

Sketch of the proposed statue of Royal Canadian Air Force pilot officer John Gillespie Magee

The application adds that Wellingore was a great source of inspiration for his poetry while he was based locally.

Hi poem High Flight is a favourite among aviators and astronauts - it is the official poem of the RAF and RCAF and US President Ronald Reagan also used parts of it in his speech after the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986.

The application added: "A memorial dedicated to him will be a popular attraction that will prevent his memory from fading.

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"Many people who admire John Magee and his achievements come to Lincolnshire to see his grave at Scopwick and visit Wellingore which was the base of his operations."

There also other options for the location of the statue if Mill Field is not acceptable.

"An alternative location in the village could be the triangle of public land to the south behind the village cross. This land is not favoured by the sculptor as the close proximity of trees could discolour the statue.

"In addition there are already sculpture features in the area that could distract and be at odds with the John Magee Jr.memorial.

John Magee

"Other possible locations could be on or near the airfields that he was associated with namely the former RAF Wellingore and RAF Digby. These locations potentially pose access and security problems as RAF Wellingore is privately owned farmland and Digby is an operational RAF base.

"A final possible locations could be Scopwick where he is buried or Roxholme where his Spitfire crashed."

Th application adds there is potential for a small heritage centre dedicated to John Magee Jr. and Lincolnshire wartime aviation to be built either within the Wellingore Mill Field or nearby to help boost tourism.